31 Dec 1953
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1953
Page
1
The Medicine Hat School Division No 4 dedicated a $40 000 two storey frame building serving 38 local students. The event Friday night Jan 29 drew upwards of 200 attendees from Medicine Hat and Ralston. The open house showcased two large second-floor classrooms and a full basement.
The Seventh day Adventist church launched its Ingathering Appeal led by Pastor Harold Reimche to fund global missions. Last year North America raised over 3.5 million dollars for humanitarian projects with zero administrative deductions, and Medicine Hat district contributed over 2,500 locally. Nationwide giving exceeded 52 million dollars for missions, medical and education across 194 countries, with 165 hospitals and 4,594 schools cited.
Farmers in districts three and four hauled wheat last week under a two bushel quota system. Each farmer could haul 300 bushels, with several grain cars loaded recently. Bill Heikkila loaded barley and will ship when a car is available. aerial photos show forest wood content.
Chinook Rocket Cora, a two year old purebred Holstein from Medicine Hat, owned by Arthur Millington, earned honorable mention in the All Canadian Judging Competition for Class A fairs. Her dam Dora Colanthe set Canadian milking records and the prizewinning lineage includes Rockwood Lad Rocket Sovereign. Millington has long been a prizewinner at southern prairie agricultural shows.
February 15 marks the closing date for the 1953 54 Christmas seal sale in Alberta. D W Robertson reports provincial receipts at 193 000 dollars, 20 000 short of the 213 000 goal to fund 1954 55 programs including mobile X ray units, tuberculin testing and welfare services. Medicine Hat district totals 9 530 dollars, 970 short of 10 500, with many former donors not yet heard from. City horse licences last year were 43, down from 115 in 1952, blamed on increased mechanization among dairies.
A 1954 Medicine Hat News article by Donald R. Brann promotes Pony Pull Toy or Planter pattern No. 105. It describes a child friendly, full size pattern useful as a pull toy, centerpiece, or small receptacle. The piece emphasizes family activity, child development, and practical painting guides, urging readers to mail 40 cents for pattern No. 105 to The Medicine Hat News in London Ontario.
The article notes a decline in the reliability or usefulness of an aged horse in the ranching heartland around Calgary, reflecting changes in farming practices and livestock work.
Alberta adopts a new 1954 license plate design with an orange background and Drive Safely slogan to curb last minute license rush. Manufactured by Canadian General Assemblies Limited Amherst Nova Scotia, plates to be mounted on front. Alberta licenses go on sale February 15 at provincial branches and AMA offices.
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